Combined perforating, ring forming, and inserting machine.



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COMBINED PERFURATING, RING FOBNIING, AND INSERTING MACHINE..

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No. 708,636. VPatented sept. 9,1902.

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COMBINED. PERFORATING, RING FORMING, AND INSEI'TING MACHINE.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS l-IAVTHORNEQOF LONDON, CANADA.

COMBINED PERFORATING, RING IFORMING. AND INSERTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 708,636, datedSeptember 9, 1902. Application filed November 2.5. 1898. Serial No.697,479. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, THOMAS HAWTHORNE, a. subject of Her Majesty theQueen of Great Britain, and a resident'of the city of London,

in the county of Middlesex, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, haveinvented a certain new and useful Combined Perforating, Ring Forming,and Inserting Machine, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a machine that will perforatesheets of printed matter or other articles and form and insert a wirering or loop through the perforation therein for the purpose ofsuspension and at the same time accomplish this result rapidly andeconomically; and thisinvention consists of means for formingperforations in sheets of printed, matter or other articles, togetherwith meansy for operating and alternately throwing said perforatingmechanism in and out of operation, and of adjustable means for formingrings or loops of different diameters and simultaneously with theirformation inserting them in the perforations in the sheets of printedmatter or other articles for the purpose of suspension, and of means forcutting oi said ring or loop from the wire strand from which it isformed, and of means for inter'- mittently feeding wire to form saidrings or loops, and of means for causing the amount of wire presented tothe wirefeeding mech7 anism to vary to accord with the diameter of thering or loop required; and it also consists in the novel constructionand combination of Y parts, as will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein-Figure 1 is a front view of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 isan enlarged detail rear View of the upper portion of'Fig. l. In thisView the shaft C? is partly cut away. Fig. 3 is a detail cross-sectionalview of the machine on the line @o .fr of Fig. 2 looking in thedirection of the arrow mg" In this view the chute H21 is removed. Fig. 4is a detail cross-sectional view on the line x2 002 of Fig. Fig. 5 is adetail side view of the frame-sleeve of Fig. 4. In this View a portionof the frame is shown in section. Fig. (i is a detail side view of theoscillating disk, disksleeve, and dog of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a detail sideview of the arm-plate of Fig. 4. Figs. 8 and 9 are detail front andsideviews, respectively, of the flanged sleeve of Fig. 4. Fig. 10 is adetail .side View of the slotted plate of Fig. 4. Fig. v11 is aldetailcross-sectional View of the machine on the line a: a: of Fig. 2 lookingin the .direction of the arrow ac3. In this View a side elevation ofthechute H21 is shown. Fig. 12 is a detail side View. of the supplementalVmechanism for operating the feeding-rollers by hand. Fig. 13 is adetail side view of the carnplate of Fig. 12. Fig 14 is an enlargeddetail front view of the cutter-operating mechanism. Fig. 15 is an endview of same. Fig. lis a detail side view of the cutter-carryingslidesanda portion of the slide-box. Fig. 17 is a detail plan view of Fig. 14.ln this View the table through which the cutter-carrying slidesproject'is removed. Fig. 18 is an enlarged detail plan View of thecutters,

the ring-former and` partA of its adjusting mechanism, and thewire-guide. Fig. 19 is an enlarged detail side View, partly in section,of the head and perforating attachments. Fig. 2O is an enlarged detailperspective'view of the ring-former and its adjusting and holdingattachments. Fig. 21 is a detail perspective view of the ring-former.Figs. `,22 and 23 are detail perspective views Vof the parts composingthe ring-former separated. :Fig: 24 is a'detai'l plan View of thetrip-lever and connections. Fig. 25 is a detail side elevation of therecessed portion of the loose pulley and parts contained therein on theline not :rief Fig. 24. In this View the central recess is shownslightly largerin crosssection. Fig.`26 is a detail sectional view onthe line :1:5 of Fig. 24.` Fig. 27 is a detail side view of the arm G'.Fig. 2S is a detail side elevation of the ring-former and its pivotalsupport and a partly-completed loop, together with a portion ofthe'table and the perforated article thereon. Fig. 29 is another view ofsame, showing thevcompleted loop andthe latter extending through theperforation in the perforated article. Fig. 30 is a detail plan viewshowing the relative position of the ring-formel', the ring or loop, andthe'cutters just before the loop or ring is severed from the wirestrand. Fig. 31 is a horizontal section just above the plane of thetable and showing in dotted lines the location of the principal elementsof the various IOO groups of mechanism located below the table. Fig. 32is a vertical section through the upper portion of the machine in theplane of the perforator on the line m x0 of Fig. 3l, showing the side ofthe sectional line looking toward the back of the machine. Fig. 38 isanother sectional view showing the machine on the opposite side of saidsectional line .fr0 m0 or looking toward the front of the machine.

In the accompanying drawings, A designates the frame of the machine; AA', hangers depending from and rigidly secured to the under side of thetop a of saidV frame, in which hangers the shaft A2 is supported andheld in place and in which it revolves perfectly free, and asingle-revolution clutch, constructed-as follows, is mounted on saidshaft A2.

A3 designates a loose pulley held on the shaft A2 by the collar @23, andA1 designates a fly-Wheel in which a groove A5 is formed, and saidfly-wheel is rigidly secured to the pulley A3.

A0 designates a central recess formed in one side of the pulley A3 andiiy-wheel A4.

A7 designates a disk provided with a reinforeingrib A8, which disk isrigidly secured to the shaft A2, and A0 designates a rockshaft held inplace, supported by, and revolving perfectly free in a socket formed inthis disk A7 and rib A3, as shown in Figs. 24, 25, and 2b', and to oneend of said rock-shaft A0 a trip-arm A10 is rigidly secured, and to theother end a pawl A11 is fixed, and secured to or formed with theinterior of the pulley A3 is a shoulder A12, and the latter is solocated that when the arm A10 is tripped the pawl A11 will swingdownward in the path of and engage with said shoulder A12.

a2'1 designates a stud on the disk A7, on which stud 0.21 the pawl A11falls after the arm A10 is tripped, and this stud @21 is so located onthe disk A7 that when the pawl A11 rests thereon said pawl will be inproper position to engage with the shoulder A12.

A13 designates a trip-bolt which is supported by and freely adjustablelengthwise in the brackets a and a2, and A14 designates a collar rigidlysecured to said trip-bolt A12, between which collar and the bracket d2 acoil-spring A15 is interposed.

A10 designates a trip-lever pivotally secured to the pivot-bolt A17, andthe inner end of this lever is forked and clasps the trip-bolt A13 andengages With the collar A14, and said brackets a. and a2 and pivot-boltA17 are rigidly secured to the frame A of the machine or otherconvenient support.

A18 designates a stop against which the trip-lever A10 abuts j ust afterthe trip-arm A10 is released from the trip-bolt A18 for the purpose ofpreventing excessive movement of said trip-lever A10.

B designates a disk rigidly secured to the shaft A2; B', a stud or pinrigidly secured to said disk B at any suitable distance from the center,and a pitman the lower end of which is pivotally secured and held inplace on said stud B'.

B3 designates a shaft (shown in Figs. l, 3, and 4) which is supportedby, held in place, and revolves perfectly free in bearings in thesupplemental frame B1, and on this shaft the wire-feed mechanism,constructed as follows, is supported.

B5 designates an oscillating disk formed witha sleeve B0, and said diskand sleeve are supported by, held in place, and revolve perfectly on aframe-sleeve B7, which forms part of or is rigidly secured to thesupplemental frame B4, as shown in Fig. 4.

B8 designates a stud or pin (shown in Fig. 2) secured to the disk B5 atany suitable distance from the center, and the upper end of the pitmanB2 is pivotally secured to and held in place on said stud B3.

B0 designates an elongated slot or opening formed in the dog B10,through which slot B0 the stud or pin B11 extends, and the latter isrigidly secured to the disk B5, and the dog B10 is held in place betweenthe disk B5 and the enlarged head of the stud B11, as shown in Fig. 4.

B12 designates an arm formed with or secured to the dog B10, which armextends into an elongated slot B13, formed in the disk B5. This arm B12is fonthe purpose of guiding and holding the dog B10 in line as it isadjusted to or from the ratchet-Wheel B14.

B15 designates a spring which is held in place in a socket B10, formedin the dog 510, which socket B10 opens into the slot B0, and said springB15 is held in place between the end of said socket B10 and the stud orpin B11` to automatically move said dog 310 toward, hold it inengagement with, or permit it to be disengaged from the ratchet-wheelB14.

B17 designates a sleeve provided with a flange B13, and B10 a pin whichholds said Iianged sleeve B17 in engagement with the frame-sleeve B7.

B20designates a piu which is rigidly secured to the anged sleeve B17,and said pin is tted to an elongated slot B21 in the slotted plate B22,and the latter is supported by and rotates freely on the flanged sleeveB17.

B22 designates a lug on the slotted plate B22, and B21 a spring whichextends from and con nects said lug B23 with the top b of thesupplemental frame B4 or other suitable support.

B25 designates a cam provided with an arm B25, and the flanged sleeveB17 and said cam B25 are mounted on the shaft B3, the latter extendingthrough openings in the former and revolving freely in said openings.

B27 designates a collar which is rigidly se cured to the shaft B3, andto said collar B27 the ratchet-wheel B14 is rigidly secured.

B23 designates a bar formed with a slot b', and the upper end of saidslotted bar B2B is pivotally secu red to a bracket B20 by the pivotpinB30, and said bracket B20 is rigidly secured to the under side of thetop b of the supplemental frame B".

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B81 designates a bolt which is fitted to and extends through a bolt-holein the arrn B26 of the cam B25 and through a slot in a square block b2,fitted to and sliding freely in the slot b of the slotted bar B28, andB82 designates a winged nut. Between the latter and the head of the boltB81 the arm B26 and slotted bar B28 are interposed, and they are heldtogether by turning the Winged nut B82 on the bolt B81.

B88 designates a washer which clasps the slotted bar B28 to prevent thebolt B81 from falling out of the slot b', and a portion of the eccentricperiphery of theA cam B25 has a greater radius than the ratchet-WheelB11, and the pawl or dog B10 is forced out of contact with the teeth ofsaid ratchet-wheel at a point where the periphery of said cani crossesthe periphery of said ratchet-wheel, and the adjustment of the arm B26of the cam B25 on the bar B28 varies this point.

C designates a grooved feed-Wheel, and C' a toothed wheel,rigidlysecured to the shaft B8.

C2 designates a shaft which issupported by andheld in place and revolvesperfectly free in the adjustable boxes C1, and the latter are supportedby and held in place in recesses C5 in the frame B4 by the plate C2, andthe latter is secured to the supplemental frame B4 on opposite sides-ofthe recesses C5 by screwbolts C5.

C8 designates a grooved feed-wheel, and C9 a toothed wheel which isrigidly secured to the shaft C2 and located thereon to come opposite tothe grooved feed-wheel C and toothed wheel C, respectively, on the shaftB8, and the meshing of the teeth of the toothed wheels C and C9communicates motion to the shaft C2.

C10 designates set screws which extend through screw-threaded sockets inthe plates C7 and engage with-the boxes C1 for the purpose of adjustingthe latter, as well as the shaft C2 and grooved feed-wheel C8, towardthe grooved feed-wheel C for the purpose of regulating the tension ofsaid grooved feed-wheels on the wire C11, passing between them.

C12 designates a spool-holder secured to the frame A, and to saidspool-holder a spool C18 is secured, which carries the wire from whichthe rings are to be formed.

C14 designates a standard rigidly secured to the top a of the frame, andC15 represents grooved wire-straightening rollers which are supportedby, held in place, and revolve perfectly free on studs or pins securedto said standard C14.

C15 designates a grooved Wire-straightening roller whichis supported by,held in place, and revolves perfectly free on a stud or pin secured tothe arm-C17, pivotally secured to the standard C14 by the pivot-pin C18,and said arm when properly adj usted is held in place between the stopC19 on the standard C11 and the button C20,pivotally secured to saidstandard C14. The object of securing the roller C16 to the adjustablepivotal arm C1T is to facilitate the insertion of the wire between thestraightening-rollers C15 and C15, as shown in Fig. 1l. v

C21 4designates a tubular guide which is formed with or secured to thestandard C11, through which guide the wire C11 passes, the object ofsaid guide C21 being to direct the wire C11-properly to the feed-WheelsC and C8.

C22 designates a hand-lever pivotally secured to, and C28 aratchet-Wheel rigidly secured to, the shaft B8, and C21 designates a dogprovided with a spring and arm and constructed and operating to and fromthe ratchet-wheel C28 identicallyv the same as the dog B11, hereinbeforefully described,operates to and from the ratchet-Wheel B14, the dog C24being held against the lever C22, in which a slot is formed, the same asthe dog B1O is held against the disk B5, in-which the slot B18 isformed. I

C25 designates a cam-plate provided with an arm C28, and in said arm aslot C27 is formed, and C28 designates a screw-bolt which extendsthrough the elongated slot C21 and its inner end screwed or otherwisesecured in the side of the supplemental frame. The outer end of the armC26 of the carn C25 is rigidly held in place by being interposed betweenthe head of the screw-bolt C28 and a sleeve C28, the latter encirclingsaid screw-bolt between the arm C21i and the frame B4, the whole beingrigidly secured together by turning said screw-bolt C28 into ascrew-threaded socket-in the frame B4.

C80 designates a stop formed on the supplemental frame B1 to preventexcessive movement of the lever C22, and a portion of the eccentricperiphery of the cam C25 has a greater radius than the ratchet-wheelC28, and the pawl or dog C21 is forced out of contact With and heldclear of the teeth of said ratchetwheel at a point where the peripheryof said cam -plate crosses the periphery of said ratchet-wheel, and theadjustment of the upper end of the lever C22 on the pin C28 varies thispoint.

The perforating mechanism is constructed as follows:

D designates a wiper (shown in Fig. 2) rigidly secured to the disk B5;D', a toe pivotally supported on and D2 a stop rigidly secured to thesliding bar D8, the object of the stop D2 being to hold the pivoted toeD from moving away from the wiper D while the sliding bar D8 is beingadjusted the required distance in a downward direction, and said slidingbar D8 is guided and held in line as it moves vertically by extendingthrough openings in the table b and bracket d', secured to said table,and a Washer d2, secured tothe lower end of the sliding bar D8 by thescrew-bolt d8, prevents said sliding bar from .being lifted out of lthebracket d by the D8 and the other end to the top b of the frame IOO B1.As the wiper D moves the sliding bar D3 downward the spring D1 isextended, so that the instant that the wiperD disengages from thepivoted toe D' the spring D1 will contract and instantly raise thesliding bar D3 to its upper normal position, and to permit the wiper Dto return to its normal position the toe D' is constructed to movepivotally in an upward direction to permit said wiper D to pass said toeD.

D5 designates a head (shown in Figs. l, 2, and 19) rigidly secured tothe upper end of the sliding bar D3, and D6 a spindle supported by, heldin place, and revolving perfectly free in said head D5.

D7 designates an adjusting-screw which is screwed into a screw-threadedsocket in the spindle D9, and D3 a set-nut adjustable on the screw D7,by tightening which set-nut on the end of the spindle D6 said screw D7is rigidly secured to and held at the position to which it may beadjusted in the spindle D11.

D9 designates a drill screwed or otherwise rigidly secured in the lowerend of the screw D1, and said drill D9 is further rigidly held andsecured in position by the set-screw D19, extending through ascrew-threaded socket in the spindle D6 and abutting against the drillD9,` as shown in Fig. 19.

D11 designates a grooved pulley which is rigidly secured to the spindleD9.

D12 designates a bracket (shown in Fig. l) secured to the table b, andto the upper end of said bracket D12 an axle D13 is secured, on whichtwo grooved pulleys D11 are supported and held in place and on whichthey revolve perfectly free.

D15 designates a belt which rests in the grooves of and passes over theliy-wheel A1, pulley D11, pulley D11, and back over another pulleycorresponding to and side by side with the pulley D11, and back to thefly-wheel, by means of which belt and pulleys motion is communicatedfrom the shaft A2 to the spindle D9, and the drill D9 being secured tosaid spindle said drill is also rotated.

D16 designates a standard provided with a foot D11, in which a circularaperture D13 is formed,`in which aperture the lower end of the drill D9rests, and said standard moves vertically in the head D5 and is guidedand held in line and all rotation is avoided and completely prevented bythe guide D19, secured to said standard and held in place in a socketD20 in said head D, all as shown in Fig. 19.

D21 designates a compression-spring one end of which is secured to saidstandard D19 and the other end to the head D5.

As the head D5 is lowered the drill D9 will also be loweredcorrespondingly or sufficient to project its point below the face of thetable b, and consequently through the printed matter or other object K,properly placed on said top or table b to be perforated; but thestandard D19, to which the foot D17 is secured, being movable verticallyin the head D5 as the latter is lowered the foot D11 will also belowered until it abuts against and rests on the printed matter aroundsaid drill, and as the drill is further lowered the standard D1G willmove vertically up through the head D5 and extend the compression-springD21. This will compress said foot on said printed matter or other objectK and firmly hold it while the perforation K is being formed therein anduntil the drill is withdrawn therefrom; and the instant that the wiper Ddisengages from the toe D the spring D1 will contract and raise thesliding bar D3, together with the head D5 and standard D19, and thisagain permits the spring D21 to contract and lower the standard D15 inthe head D5. If preferred, however, a punch may be used in lieu of andsecured in place similar to said drill D9. By using a punch the groovedpulleys D11 and D11, belt D15, and bracket D12 could be dispensed with.

E designates a lever (shown particularly in Fig. 3) which is pivotallysecured by the pivot-pin E' to the bracket E2, (shown in Fig. 3,) andsaid bracket is secured to the top or table h of the frame B1 or othersuitable support in any manner or by any means found most suitable orconvenient. E3 designates a notch formed in said lever E, and E1 a wiperformed with the angular end E5, which wiper is rigidly secured to thesliding bar D3; and the angular end E5 of said wiper E1 is so located onthe sliding bar D3 and fitted to the notch E3 that as the sliding bar D3moves vertically the angular end E5 of said wiper E1 is movedalternately in the notch E3 and on the face of said lever E.

E9 designates a movable work-support in which the opening E7 is formedto receive the lower end of the drill D9, and the latter is iitted tosaid opening D7; and the shank E8 of said support E1i is supported byand held in place and moves back and forth perfectly free in the bearingE9, secured to the under side of the top or table b, and said movablework-support E9 is held in said bearing E9 at an angle to or diagonallyto the top or table b, so that as said movable work-support E6 is movedin said bearing E9 it moves diagonally to and from said top or table b.E19 designates a recess formed in said bearing E9, and encircling theshank E8 in said recess E10 is a spring E11; and E12 designates a pinsecured to and the ends of which project beyond the shank E8 and form anabutment for one end of the spring E11, the other end of said springabutting against a shoulder E13 on the bearing E9; and the notched leverE is pivotally secured to the movable worksupport E1 by pivot-studs E11on said lever Ee ngaging with a socket or recess E15 in said support E9.

F designates a ring-former which extends through an opening F9 in thetop or table b, and said ring-former is composed of the inner section Fand the outer F2, as shown in Figs. 2l, 22, and 23.

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F2 F3 designate longitudinal iianges, and F4 a cross-flange, with whichthe outer section F8 is provided, and in said cross-flange F1 ascrew-threaded socket is formed, and between the longitudinal flanges F3theinner section F is held in place.

F5 designates an elongated groove formed in the inner section F', andsaid groove F5 is curved outward at the upper end, as shown at F0, andF7 designates a recess formed in one side of the ring-former F for thepurpose which will be hereinafter set forth. y

FB designates aforked overhanging head with which the section F isprovided.

F10 designates a double-headed adjustingscrew the shank of which betweenthe heads is formed plain and fitted to and inserted between the prongsof the forked overhanging head F8, so that one of the heads of saidscrew F10 will be above and the other below the overhanging head F5. AThe result is that when the screw-threaded portion of the shank of thescrew F10 engages with and is operated in the screw-threaded socket inthe flange F1 the inner section F will be adjusted longitudinally on theouter section F2.

F11 designates a pivotal support in which a socket F12 is formed, and insaid socket F12 the lower end of the ring-former F is held; and i saidsupport F11 is pivotally secured to the bracket F13 and in line with thecenter of the feed-rollers C and C8; and said bracket F15 is rigidlysecured to the bottom ol" the slide-box H and the latter to the table b.

F11 designates an arm extending from the vertically-adjustable slideF15, which arm is pivotally secured to and held in place on the studF10, and the latter is secured to or formed with the outer section F2ofthe ring-former F.

F19 designates a set-screw (shown particularly in Fig. 20) which extendsthrough an elongated slot F20 in the horizontally-adjustable slide F18and into a screw-th readed socket in the slide F15 for the purpose ofholdingthe latter at 'the position to which it may be adjustedvertically on said slide F10.

F21 designates a set-screw which extends through an elongated slot F22in the horizontal slide F10 and into a screw-threaded socket in the topor table 19 for the purpose of holding said slide F18 at the position towhich it may be adjusted horizontally on said top or table b.

The device for holding the printed `matter or other article firmly onthe table while inserting and withdrawing the perforator and Whileinserting the ring or loop therein is constructed as follows:

G designates a bracket secured to the top or table b, and G2 a pin whichextends through a pin-hole in said bracket G and through an elongatedslot G1L1 in the arm G.

G"1 designates a pin one end of which is rigidly secured in thebracket-G and its other end rests in an elongated slot or opening G5 G0and G7 designate lateral ilanges formed on said arm G, and supported byand held in place vinsockets in said flanges is the shank G8 of theinclined wire-guide G10.

G11 designates a piu secured in the shank G0, and between the projectingends of said pin G11 and the flange G7a spring G12 is interposed, andsaid spring encircles the shank G8, y

as shown particularly in Fig. 18.

G13 designates a winged nut which is fitted to anden gages with thescrew-th readed shank of the pin G2 for the purpose of binding andholding the arm G' at the position to which it may be adjustedvertically on the bracket G.

The mechanism for cutting the ring orloop from the wire is constructedas follows:

H designates aslide-box rigidly secured to the under side of the top ortable b, and H H2 designate L-shaped cutter-slides which are movableback and forth to and from one another in recesses H3 in said slide-boxH. (Shown in Figs. 14, 1,5, 16, and 17.) HL1 designates a stud or piuformed with or rigidly secured to the horizontal member of each of saidcutter-slides H H2, and H5 is an antifriction sleeve encircling each ofsaid studs H4, and the Vertical member of each of said L-shapedcutter-slides H and H2 extends vthrough elongated slots or openings H7in the top or table b and projects a short distance above said table l).H8 designates sockets, one of which is formed in the upper portion ofeach of the vertical members of said slides H and H2, and H5 designatescutters which are secured in said sockets H0 by the screws H10.

H11 designates adjusting-screws one of which extends through the endportion of each of the vertical members of the cutter-slides H and H2and engages with the cutter H0 for the purpose of adjusting the latterto set them to cut the wire or to take up subsequent wear, and toaccomplish this result it is necessary to form the screw-holes in thecutter-guides, through which the screws H10 extend, slightly elongated.

H12 designates a rock-shaft held in place, supported by, and revolvingperfectly free in supplemental bearings H0, secured to the table b, andH13 and H14 designate right and left worms or cams formed with orrigidly `secured to the shaft H12, and said worms or cams are soconstructed and located on the shaft H12 that they engage with the studsor pins H4 to operate the slides H and H2.

H15 designates a toe rigidly secured to the' rock-shaft H12, and H10 isa wiper rigidly secured to the disk B5, and said wiper is so located onsaid shaft H12 that as the disk B5 is operated the wiper H10 will engagewith and adjust the toe H15 as well as the shaft H12 and Worms H13 andH14 to cause the slides H' and H2 and cutters H0, secured thereto, tomove together to cutoff the ring when formed.

H17 designates a hand-lever rigidly secured to the rock-shaft H12, bywhich the latter may be operated by hand-power, and H18 designates anarm secured to lsaid lever H17, and

H10 is a spring one end ofwhich is secured IOD IIO

to the arm H10 and the other end to the frame B4. When the hand-leverH17 or toe H15 operates said rock-shaft H12, the spring H10 is extendedso that the instant the pressure is removed from the lever H1T or toeH15 said spring H12 will contract and return the lever H17, toe H15,shaft H12, slides H and H2, and cutters H0 to their normal position, andwhen in their normal position the slides H and H2 and cutters H9 will beseparated.

H20 and H21 designate chutes (shown in Fig. 1l) which carry off anyrefuse wire or refuse caused by forming the perforation in the articleto prevent it from falling in the working parts of the machine, and thusavoid and completely prevent this refuse from interfering with theoperation of the machine.

The friction-brake to stop the machine at a given point is constructedas follows:

I designates an eccentric rigidly secured to the shaft A2, whicheccentric engages with a spring-bar l', and one end of the latter ispivotally secured to a bracket I2, secured to the under side of thetable a, as shown in Fig. ll, and through the other end of said bar abolt I8 extends, and said bolt also extends through the table a and isprovided with a head and with a nut It1 to prevent it from falling outof said table ct and bar I', and I5 is a coil-spring interposed betweenthe table a and springbar I and encircling the bolt I3 for the purposeof holding the bar I on the eccentric I, and said eccentric I is soarranged on the shaft A2 that its longest radius will come opposite thespring-bar I', and thus act as a brake to stop the machine at a givenpoint, or just after the operation of perforating,forming, inserting,and cutting off the ring is completed and just before the arm A10 istripped.

The operation is as follows: Motion is communicated to this machine by abelt (not shown) from a counter-shaft or` other motive power passingover the loose pulley A5, and from the latter motion is communicated tothe shaft A2 by tripping the bolt A13, said bolt being tripped by theoperator moving the outer end of the trip-lever A16 toward and incontact with the stop A10. This operation moves the trip-bolt A13 fromunder the triparm A10 and compresses the spring'A15 between thecollarA14 and the bracket a2. When the trip-boltA13 is moved from underthe triparm A10, the outer end of the latter, as well as the outer endof the pawl A11, will swing downward until the outer end of said pawlrests on the stud a2, and when in this position the outer end of saidpawl A11 will be in the path of and in position to be engaged by theshoulder A12 as the pulley A3 rotates. As the pulley A3 rotates theshoulder A12 engages with the pawl A11 and carries the latter, as wellas the trip-arm A10, around with it. This rotates the shaft- A2,connected therewith, as well as the eccentric I and disk B, connectedwith said shaft A2, and said shaft A2 is rotated until the trip-arm A10makes about one revolution, or until the under side of said triparmengages with the trip-bolt A15, the latter having lbeen returned to-itsnormal position by the expansion of the spring A15 after the pressure isremoved from the trip-lever A10. As the under side of the trip-arm A10engages with the end of the trip-bolt A10 said Atriparm, as well as thepawl A11, connected therewith, is held at this point, and as the pulleyA3 further rotates the shoulder A12 disengages from the pawl A11, whichthrows the machine out of gear, and to instantly stop the machine atthis point the eccentric I is so timed that just at this moment itslongest radius comes opposite the spring-bar I', which acts as a braketo stop the machine at a given point, or instantly after the operationof forming, inserting, and cutting off the ring is completed. Theprinted matter or other object to be perforated is placed on the table bin such a position that the point at which the `perforation is requiredwill be directly under the drill D0, and, as preferred, said perforationmay be formed through the whole or a portion of the printed matter.After the printed matter or other object to be perforated is properlyplaced on the table b the bolt A15 is tripped and the shaft A2 and diskB operated, as before described, and the disk B being connected to theoscillating disk B5 by the pitman B2 and saiddisk B5 being looselymounted on the frame-sleeve B7 said disk B5 is operated with areciprocating circular motion on and independent of said framesleeve B7,as will be hereinafter described. As the pitman B2 moves downward thedisk B5 will move in the direction of the arrow w10, (shown in Fig. 3,)and as said disk B5 moves in said direction the wiper D will move in thesame circular direction and engage with the pivoted toe D and move thelatter, as well as the sliding bar D3 and head D5, in a downwarddirection. This will extend the spring D4 and lower the drill D0 andcause it to pass through the printed matter or other object placed inproper position 'under it on the table b, and said wiper D is so locatedon the disk B5 that the instant the perforation is formed said wiper Dwill move off the end of the pivoted toe D. This will permit the springD4 to instantly raise the sliding bar D3 and attachments to their normalposition, and while the drill D0 is being lowered with the head D5 thefoot D17 will also be lowered and simultaneously with the point of thedrill D0 until said foot D17 rests on the printed matter or otherarticle and around said drill, and as the head D5 is further lowered tocause the drill to pass through the printed matter or other article thecompression-spring D21 will extend and firmly hold said foot D17 on andautomatically adapt it to the thickness of said printed matter while theperforation is being formed therein and while withdrawing the drilltherefrom, and as lthe standard D10 is lowered the outer end of the footD17 abuts against and automatically moves backward the wire-guide G10.This moves said wire- IOO IIO

guide G10 out of the path of the perforating device D0 and compressesthe spring G12, so that the instant the standard D10 and foot D17,together with the perforating device D9, are raised the spring G12 willexpand and antomatically move the lowerend of the guide G10 in line withthe perforation in the printed matter or other article in order toconduct to and insure the insertion of the wire therein. As the slidingbar D3 is loweredthe angular end E5 of the wiper E4 will move,with saidsliding bar D3,out of the notch Egand onto the face of the lever E, asshown in Fig. 3. This will move the lower end of the lever E from thesliding bar D2 and the upper end of the lever E, together with themovable work-support E0, in the opposite direction, or toward and underthe drill D0, and the wiper E4 is so placed on the sliding bar D3 thatjust before or simultaneously with the drill entering the printed matteror other object the support E6 will abutagainst the underside ofsaidprinted matter in such a position that the opening ET in said support E0will be in line with or directly under the drillD0, and the drill D0, inconnection with said support E, will form a clean-cut perforation insaid printed matter or other article witho ut rough or ragged edges, andthe shank ES of said support E6 being held in the'bearing E0 at adiagonal position in relation to the table h as said support is moved toand from said table it will be moved diagonally to and from the-perforating device in order to avoid and completely prevent saidsupport from displacing said printed matter 0r other article `under andto and from which it is lnoved and also to prevent said support frominterfering with the insertionY of the wire in the perforation, and saidwiper E4 is so io-y cated on the sliding bar D3 that the angular end E5of the wiper E4 is held on the face of the lever E to hold the supportE6 in place until the perforation is formed and the drill withdrawnJfrom the printed matter, and said disk B5 travels in the direction ofthe arrow w10 until the dog B10 is moved slightly past the positionshown in Fig. 3 or until said dog B10 engages with the notch or shoulderb2 ot' 'the slotted plate B22 and also with the teeth of theratchet-wheel B14. Just at this moment the lower end of the pitman B2,which moves with the rotating disk B, begins to move upward. Thismovement causes the disk B5 to reciprocate backward in the direction ofthe arrow x11, and as said disk B5 reciprocates backward in saiddirection it carries the dog B10, and said dog. engaging with theratchetwheel B14 the latter as well as the slotted plate B22 are carriedwith said disk B5, and one end of the spring B24 being secured to thearm B23 of the plate B22 as the latter moves backward with theoscillating disk B5 said spring B24 is extended, and the shaft B3 beingrigidly secured to the ratchet-wheel B14 the 4latter as well as thegrooved feed-wheels C and CS, toothed wheels C' and C0, and shaft C2 arealso operated, and as the grooved feed-wheels `the pawl or dog B10.

C and C0 are rotated the wire C11 is drawn by said feed-wheels from thespool C12, through the wire straightening rollers C15 and C10,throughthe tubular guide C21 and fed into the groove F5, and through thering-former `F and into the perforation in the printed matter or otherarticle placed on the table b, and said feed-wheels C and C8 feed saidwire C11 until the inner end of the dog B10 is forced out of contactwith the teeth of the ratchetwheel B14 by the eccentric periphery of thecam B25 crossing the periphery of the ratchetwheel B14, the spring B10permitting the pawl or dog B10 to be moved longitudinally back and freedfrom the teeth of the ratchet-wheel B1'1 and clear from the shoulder b3of ,the slotted plate B22, and the same instant that the dog B10isforced out of contact with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel B11 theoperation of feeding the wire C11 is instantly stopped, and the sameinstant that the dog B10 is disengaged from the shoulder b3 of theslotted plate B22 the latter will be free to be acted upon by the springB24, which will contract and'instantly return said slotted plate B22 toits normal position, the extent of the movement of said slotted platebackward being regulated by the pin B20 engaging with the plate B22 atthe end of the slot B21. Just as the operation of feeding the Wire isstopped the lower end of the pitman B2,which has been rotating with thedisk B, begins to move ina downward direction, which reciprocates thediskB5 back again in the direction of the arrow x10 to operate theperforating mechanism, as has been hereinbefore described, and thelength of wire C11, which is fed to the ring-former F at one operation,is sufficient to form a ring or loop of one turn and is determined bythe distance of said ratchet-wheel B14, so that by adjus'c.

ing` the outer end of the arm B20 upward the .point at which theeccentric periphery of said cam B25 will cross the periphery of theratchetwheel B14 will be closer to the pawl or dog B10. Therefore thedistance that the dog moves when in contact with the ratchet-wheel B14.

will be less. As a result the length of wire fed to the ring-former willbe comparatively short. Again, by adjusting the arm B20 downward thepoint at which the eccentric 4periph- 1 ery of said cam B25 will crossthe periphery of said ratchet-wheel B11 will be adjusted :from Thereforethe distance that the dog B10 moves when in contact with theratchet-wheel will be greater. As a result the length of wire fed to thering-former will be comparatively greater, and When the outer end of thearm B20 is properly located it is rigidly held at that position by beingclamped to the slotted bar B2S by the bolt B31 and winged `nut B32, andthe radius of the slotted plate B22 IIO IIS

being slightly less than the longest radius of the cam B25, but greaterthan the radius of the ratchet-wheel B14 as the dog B10 moves back tothe position shown in Fig. 3, it will ride on the face of said plateB22, and this will avoid and completely prevent the dog B10 from wearingthe teeth of said ratchet-wheel B11 when returning to its normalposition. The wire O11 is fed into the groove F5 of the inner section Fof the ring-former F, as hereinbefore described, and is held fromfalling out of said groove F5 by the adjacent longitudinal flange F3 ofthe outer section F2 of said ring-former F, and as said wire C11 abutsagainst the upper curved end F6 of said groove F5 said curved end FGcauses said wire to curve outward, and while curving outward it passesthrough the perforation in the printed matter or other article on thetable b and upward toward the upper curved end F6 of the groove F5 inthe form of a ring or loop, and said table b has an opening Fiformed init to facilitate and permit the passing of the wire through theperforation in the printed matter or other article placed on said table,and the side of the ring-former F is recessed or cut away at F7 topermit the free end of the wire to lie close against the portion of thewire in the upper curved end F6 of the groove F5 after the wire ring orloop is formed, after which when the wire ring or loop is severed fromthe wire strand the ends are so close together that their resilience issufficient to cause them to abut against each other and form acontinuous wire ring or loop, and the wiper H16 is so located on thedisk B5 that it is timed to engage with and operate the toe or arm H15,as well as the shaft H12 and right and left worms or cams H13 and H11secured thereto, to act on the studs H4 on the slides H and H2, carryingthe cutters H2, to cause said cutters to move toward one another to cutoff the wire ring b5, which has just been formed and inserted in theprinted matter or other article. When the sections F and F2 of thering-former F are secured together and held in the pivotal support F11,as shown in Fig. 20, by turning the screw F10 the inner section F isadjusted longitudinally on the section F2, and a shorter or longerportion of the upper curved end F6 of the groove F5 will extend beyondthe end of the section F2, according to the direction the screw F10 isturned, and by loosening the set-screw F21 the ringformer F may beadjusted in a pivotal lateral direction to or from the perforation inthe printed matter or other article placed on the table b, and byloosening the set-screw F19 the ring-former may be adjusted vertically,and when said ring-former F is properly adjusted laterally andvertically it may be held in that position by tightening said set-screwsF21 and F111. By lowering the outer end of the arm B26 of the cam B25 inthe slotted bar B2S a long portion of wire will be fed to thering-former F, and by turning the` screw F10 so that a long portion ofthe upper curved end FG of` the groove F5 will extend beyond the end ofthe section F10 a ring or loop of a single turn and of large diameterwill be formed from said wire, and by adjusting said ring-former `F in apivotal lateral direction back from the perforation in the printedmatter or other article and adjusting said ring-formeryertically upwardit is adapted to insert thewire into the perforation in the printedmatter or otherarticle as said Wire is curved outward to form the loopor ringof large diameter, and by raising the arm B25 of the cam B25 inthe slotted bar B2B a short portion of wire will be fed to theringformer F, and by turning the screw F10 so that a short portion ofthe curved end F1 of the groove F5 will extend beyond the end of thesection F2 a ring or loop of a single turn and of small diameter Will beformed from said wire, and by adjusting said ring-former F in a pivotallateral direction toward the perforation in the printed matter or otherari ticle and by adjusting said ring-former vertically downward it isadapted to insert the wire in the perforation in the printed matter orother article as said wire is curved outward to form the loop or ring ofsmall diameter, so that this machine may be set to form rings or loopsof any diameter and also to insert said rings or loops of any diameterinto the printed matter or other object placed on the top or table b,and by loosening the Winged nut G1 the arm G may be adjusted verticallyto permit the printed matter or other article to extend under theinclined guide G10 for the purpose of holding the sheets of printedmatter tightly together and for holding said printed matter or otherarticle on the table b while inserting and withdrawing the perforatorand While inserting the ring or loop in the perforation, and theinclined face of said guide could be adjusted so that the lower edgewould be in line with one side of the perforation in the printed matteror other article on the table b in order to guide and insure the passingof the wire into said perforation, after which said arm G and guide G10could be held in said position by tightening the winged nut G13. As aresult a machine is provided that will perforate sheets 0f printedmatter or other article andform and insert a ring or loop of anyrequired size therein and leave the latter in the perforation in theprinted matter or other article for the purpose of suspension, and allof these operations being accomplished and not necessitating the handling of the wire by the operator said rings are rapidly formed andinserted. Consequently this result will be accomplished economically.

I have found by experiment that the oonstrnction herein shown anddescribed gives the best results. At the same time While I prefer thesaid construction I do not wish to limit myself to the details thereof,as they may be modified in various Ways without departing from thespirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- IOO IIO

l. In a machine of the class described, a wiper, D, and means forsupporting and operating the same, in combination with a sliding bar,D3, a toe, D', pivotally supported on said sliding bar, a stop, D2,`rigidly secured to said sliding bar to hold said toe from moving awayfrom said wiper when the latter is moving said sliding bar downward, ahead, D5, secured to the upper end of said sliding bar, and aperforating device, D9, carried by said head, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

2. In a machine of the class described, an oscillating disk, B5, meansforsupporting and operating the same, and a wiper, D, secured to saiddisk, in combination with a sliding bar, D5, a toe, D', pivotallysupported on said sliding bar, a stop, D2, rigidly secured to saidsliding bar to hold said toe from moving away from said wiper when thelatter is moving said sliding bar downward, a spring, D4, for returningsaid sliding bar to its normal position, a head, D5, secured to theupper end of said sliding bar, and a perforating device, D11, carried bysaid head, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a machine of the class described, an oscillating disk, B5, meansfor supporting and operating the same, and a wiper, D, secured to saiddisk, in colnbination with a sliding bar, D5, a toe, D', pivotallysupported on said sliding bar, a stop, D2, rigidly secured to saidsliding bar to hold said toe from moving away from said wiper when thelatter is moving said sliding bar downward, a spring, D4, for returningsaid sliding bar to its normal position, a head, D5, secured to theupper end of said sliding bar, a rotating spindle, D5, supported in saidhead, a drill, D9, and pulleywheel, D11, secured to said spindle, andmeans for operating said pulley-wheel, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

4. In a machine of the class described, an oscillating disk, B5, meansfor supporting and operating the same, a wiper, D, secured to said disk,a sliding bar, D3, a toe, D', pivotally supported on said sliding bar, astop, D2, rigidly secured to said sliding bar to hold said toe frommoving away from said wiper when the latter is moving said sliding bardownward, a head, D5, secured to the upper end of said sliding bar, asocket, D20, formed in and a perforating device, D9, secured to saidhead, in combination with an independentlymoving standard, D15, a foot,D17, formed on said standard, a circular aperture, D18, formed in saidfoot, a guide, D19, secured to said standard, and fitted to and insertedin said socket in said head, and a compression-spring, D21, secu red atone end to said standard and at the other end to said head,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a machine of theclass described, a

movable work-support, E5, iu which an opening or recess, E7, is formedand means for supporting said movable work-support, in combination withand pivotally secured to a lever, E, a notch, E5, formed in said lever,a wiper, E4, formed with an angular end, E5, and means for operatingsaid wiper, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a machine of the class described, a movable work-support1 E5, inwhich an opening or recess,E7, is formed and means for supporting saidmovable Work-support, in combination with and pivotally secured to alever, E, a notch, E3, formed in said lever, a wiper, E4, formed with anangular end, E5, a sliding bar, D3, to which said wiper is secured, andmeans for operating said sliding bar, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

7. In a machine of the class described, a head, D5, means for supportingthe same, a perforating device, D9, secured to said head, anindependently-moving standard, D16, supported in said head, a foot, D17,formed on said standard, a circular aperture, D15, formed in said foot,and a compressionspring, D21,

secured at one end to said standard and at' the other end to said head,in combination with a movable work-support', E5, and means forsupporting and operating the same, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

8. In a machine of the class described, a head, D5, a rotating spindle,D15, supported in said head, a perforating device, D9, and apulley-wheel, D11, secured to said spindle, and means for operating saidpulley-wheel, an independently-moving standard, D15, supported in saidhead, a foot, D17, formed on said standard, acircular aperture, D18,formed in said foot and a compression-spring, D21, secured at one end tosaid standard and at the other end to said head, in combination with amovable work-support, E11-substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

9. In a machine of the class described, an oscillating disk, B5, meansfor supporting and operating the same, a wiper, D, secured to said disk,a sliding bar, D5, a toe, D', pivotally supported on said sliding bar, astop, D2, rigidly secured to said sliding bar to hold said toe frommoving away from said wiper kwhen the latter is moving said sliding bardownward, a spring, D4, for returning said sliding bar to its normalposition, a bracket, d', through which said sliding bar, D2, eX- tends,a washer, d2, secured to said sliding bar to prevent the latter frombeing withdrawn from said bracket by said spring, a head, D5, secured tothe upper end of the sliding bar, D3, a socket, D20, formed in saidhead, a perforating device,'D2, secured to said head, and anindependently-moving standard, D15, supported in said head, a foot, D17,formed on said standard, a circular aperture, D15, formed in said foot,a compressionspring, D21, secured at one end to said stand.- ard, and atthe other end to said head, and a guide, D19, secured to said standardand titted to and inserted in said socket in said head, in combinationwith a movable worksupport, E11, moving diagonally to and from IOO IIO

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said perforating device, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10. In a machine of the class described, an oscillating disk, B5, awiper, D, secured to said disk, a sliding bar, D5, a toe, D,pivotallysupported on said sliding bar, a stop, D2, rigidly secured to saidsliding bar to hold said toe from moving away from said wiper when thelatter is moving said sliding bar downward, a Wiper, E1, and a head, D5,secured to said sliding bar, a perforating device, D1se cured to saidhead, an independently-moving standard, D15, supported in said head, anda compression-spring, D21, secured at one end to said standard and atthe other end to said head, in combination with a movable worksupport,E11, and a lever, E, pivotally secured to said movable work-support,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

1l. In a machine of the class described, an oscillating disk, B5, awiper, D, secured to said disk, a sliding bar, D3, a toe, D', pivotallysupported on said sliding bar, a stop, D2, rigidly secured to saidsliding bar to hold said toe from moving away from said wiper when thelatter is moving said sliding bar downward, a wiper, E1, secured to saidsliding bar and formed with an angular end, E5, a head, D5, secured tothe upper end of said sliding bar, a socket, D2, formed in and aperforating device, D, secured to said head, an independently-movingstandard, D15, supported in said head, a foot, D17, formed on saidstandard, a circular aperture, D15, formed in said foot, acompression-spring, D21, secured at one end to said standard, and at theother end to said head, and a guide, D15, secured to said standard andfitted to and inserted in said socket in said head, in combination witha movable work-support, E5, a lever, E, in whicha notch, E3, is formed,and pivotally secured near one end of said movable worksupport,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

12. A ring-formerconsistingofaninnersection, F, in which agroove,F5,curved outward atthe upper end is formed, in combination with anouter section, F2, provided with 1ongitudinal iianges, F3, and means forsupporting said sections and holding them together, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

13. A ring-formerconsisting of an innersection, F', in which a groove,F5, curved outward at the upper end is formed, in combination with anouter section, F2, formed with longitudinal flanges, F5, and means forsupporting said sections, holding them together, and for adjusting onesection longitudinally on the other, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

14:. Aring-formerconsistingofan inner section, F', in which a groove,F5, curved outward at the upper end is formed and an overhanging forkedend, F5, formed on said section, in combination with an outersection,F2, formed with longitudinal fianges, F5, and with acrossflange, F1, ascrew-threaded socket formed in said cross-flange, and a double-headedscrew, F10, secured in said screw-threaded socket, and engaging with theoverhanging forked end of the inner section, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

15. Aring-formerconsistingofan innersection, F', in which agroove, F5,cu rved outward at the upper end is formed, in combination with an outersection, F2, provided with the iianges, F5, a recess, F7, formed in saidsections, and means for supporting said sections and holding themtogether, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

16, A ring-former consisting of an inner section, F, in which a groove,F5, curved outward at the upper end is formed, in combination with anouter section, F2, formed with longitudinal flanges, FS, a recess, F7,formed in said sections, and means for supporting said sections, holdingthem together and for adjusting one section longitudinally on the other,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

17. Aring-formerconsistingofaninnersection, F, in which a groove, F5,curved outward at the upper end is formed, and an overhanging forkedend, F8, formed on said section, in combination with an outer sectionF2,'formed with longitudinal flanges, F5, and with a cross` flange, F4,a screw-threaded socket formed in said cross-Hange, a double-headedscrew, F10, secured in said screw-threaded socket, and engaging with theover-hanging forked end of the inner section, and a recess, F7, formedin said sections, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

18. Aring-formerconsistingofaninnersection, F, and an outer section, F2,in combination with a socketed support, F11, in the socket in which thelower ends of said sections are inserted and held together, and abracket, F13, to which said supportis pivotally secured, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

19. The horizontally-adjustable slide, F18, the slide, F15, verticallyadjustable on said horizontal slide, and an arm, F11, secured to saidvertically-adjustable slide, in combination with a ring-former, F,pivotally secured to the arm, F14, substantially as andA for the purposeset forth.

20. The horizontally-adjustable slide, F15, the slide, F15, verticallyadjustable on said horizontal slide and an arm, F14, secured to saidvertically-adjustable slide, in combination with a ring-formemF,provided with a stud, F15, a socketed support, F11, in the socket inwhich the lower end of said ring-former is inserted and held together,and a bracket, F15, to which said support is pivotally secured,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2l. The horizontally-adjustable slide, F111, the slide, F15, verticallyadjustable on said horizontal slide, and an arm, F14, secured to saidvertically-adjustable slide, in combination with a ring-former, formedin two sections, F, and F2, means 'for holding said sections together'and for adjusting one longitulower end of said sections, F', and F2, areinserted and held together, and a bracket, F13, to which said support ispivotally secured, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

22. In a machine of the class described, a shaft, B3, a ratchet-Wheel,B14, fixed on said shaft, a cam, B23, mounted loosely on said shaft, andprovided With an arm, B23, and a stationary bar, B23, towhich said armis adjustably secured,in combination with a dog, B10, in which anelongated opening, B0, and socket, B10, is formed and which is providedwith an arm, B12, an oscillating disk, B3, in which an elongated slot,B13, is formed to receive the arm, B12, and a stud or pin, B11, forholding said dog against the face of said disk, and a spring B13,inserted in the socket, B10, and means for operating said disk,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

23. In a machine of` the'class described, the lgrooved feed-Wheels, C,and, C8, and means for supporting and operating said Wheels, a shaft,B3, a ratchet-Wheel, B14, fixed on said shaft, a cam, B23, mountedloosely on said shaft, and provided With an arm, B20, and a stationarybar, B23, to which said arm is adjustab'iy secured, in combination witha dog, B10, in which an elongated opening, B0, and socket, B13, isformed, and which is provided with an arm, B12, an oscillating disk, B3,in which an elongated slot, B13, is formed to receive thearm B12, and astud or pin, B11, for holding said dog against the face of said disk anda spring, B13, inserted in the socket, B10,

' and means for operating said disk, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

- 24. In a machine of the class described, the shaft, B3, theratchet-Wheel, B14, fixed on said shaft, a cam, B23, mounted `loosely onsaid shaft and Aprovided With an arm, B23, and means for holdingthelatter at the position to which it may be adjusted in combinationwith a plate, B22, mounted loosely on said shaft and means for operatingand limiting the movement of said plate, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

25. In a machine of the class described, the shaft B3, a ratchet-Wheel,B14, fixed on said shaft, a cam, B23, mounted loosely on said shaft, andprovided with an arm, B20, a bar B22, to which said arm is adjnstablysecured, a dog, B10, and means for'supporting and operating the latter,in combi-nation with a slotf ted plate, B22, provided with a shoulder,b3, and an arm, B23, an elongated slot, B21, formed in said plate, apin, B20, secured lo a rigid sup-y port and resting in said slot in saidplate and a spring, B24, connected at one end to said arm, and at theother end to a stationary support, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

26. In a machine of the class-described, the

shaft, B3, ratchet-Wheel, B14, fixed on said shaft, a cam, B23,lmou`ntedloosely on said shaft and provided with an arm, B20, and means forholdingsaid arm at the vposition to which it maybe adjusted, a slottedplate, B22, provided with a shoulder, b3, and an arm, B23,

an elongated slot, B21, formed in said slotted platea spring, B24,connected at one endl to said arm and at the other end to a stationarysupport, a stationary sleeve, B7, a an'ged sleeve,'B11, and a pin, B20,for securing said iianged sleeve to said stationary sleeve, incombination with a dog, B10, in which an opening, B0, and socket, B10,are formed, an arm, B12, formed on said dog, a stud or pin, B11, aspring, B13, located in said socket, B10, an oscillating disk, B3, inwhich an'elongated slot, B13, is formed, and a sleeve, B0, on said disk,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

27. In a machine of the class described, the slide-box, H, secured to afixed support,fcut ter-carrying slides, H', and, H2, supported in saidbox, a cutter, H0, and a stud, H4, -secured to each of saidcutter-carrying slides, and an antifriction-sleeve, H3, supported oneach of said studs in combination with the rock-shaft, H12, and theright and left Worms, H13, and, H14, formed on said shaft, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

28. In a machine of the class described, the l slide-box, H, secured toa fixed support, cutter-carrying slides H', and, H2 su orted in o a y ppsaid box, a cutter, H2, and a stud, H4, secured to each ofsaidcutter-carrying slides and an antifriction-sleeve supported on eachof said studs, in combination `with a rockshaft, H12, Worms, H13, and,H14, formed on,

said shaft, a toe, H13, secured to said shaft, a wiper, H10, foroperating said toe, an oscillating disk, B3, for supporting andoperating said Wi per, and means for operating said disk, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth. v

y 29. The combination of a former in which a groove F3, curved outwardat the upper end is formed for forming rings and simultanevou'sly withtheir formation, inserting them'in perforations in articles for thepurpose of suspension, means for feeding Wire to the ringformingmechanism, a dog, a ratchet, and- IOO IIO

means for operating them to intermittently feed the Wire to thering-forming mechanism, substantially as described.r i

30. The combination of a former constructed in two sections in one ofWhich sections a groove,A F3, curved outward atthe upper end

